I read several very disturbing articles this week, essentially saying that the NYC Taxicab & Limousine Commission (TLC) is considering a policy of no enforcement against the use of apps for e-Hailing Taxicabs. The TLC is saying this, despite a recent court injunction blocking the citys e-Hail pilot program. If this is the official/unofficial stance of the body that regulates the ground transportation industry in NYC, a very important and very dangerous line is being crossed. This selective enforcement of TLC rules will create an environment of chaos across all segments of the industry (including Taxicabs), strips the TLC of credibility and invites the most insidious, greed-driven, poorly imagined and dangerous apps to come pouring into the NYC market. It also begs the question, what could possibly motivate such a decision?

Eight days after New York Supreme Court Justice Carol Huff lifted the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that was preventing the NYC TLC from moving forward with its Taxicab E-hail pilot program, the Black Car/Livery group that had fought for the TRO appealed the case and was granted a stay.